Milk and bread box.



H. 4W. JONSON. MILK AND BREAD BOX.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. I1, I9I6 Patented Aplzl?, 1917;. I

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFCE.

HENRIETTE W. 'JoNsoN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoR or Two- `THIRDs To ALICE E. rox, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.;

1VIILK AND BREAD BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. n' Patented Api, 17, 1917.

Application filed March 17, 1916.. SeriaI1\To..84,883.y

To all whomz't may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRIETTE W. JON- soN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk and Bread Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that type of receptacles designed to be placed at the doors of buildings for the collection of groceries, bottles of milk and the like, and the object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of this nature that will positively prevent the'unauthorized withdrawal of articles that have been deposited therein, and also one that will be'of'simple and. durable construction and can be placed in operative position without necessitating alteration of thedoor or door frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for carrying out the above objects and which includes a gate vand a rotatable platform operatively connected with the gate, 'the said platform being designed to have the deposited articles placed thereon and to bevrotated during the rotation of thev gate so as to move the articles thereon away from the gate.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany` ing. drawings forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a detail sectional view, taken through a door and door frame, and showing a receptacle in operative position, saidv receptacle being designed to receive bread and the like and shown in section,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view, taken through one of the lower rear corners of the receptacle and showing the manner of securing the same to the door frame,

Fig. 4 is a view of another .form of receptacle designed to receive bottles of milk,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken through Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view, taken through the lower end of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the letter Awdesignates a door frame and B a door.

` The` receptacle shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is designed particularly to receive loaves of bread,meat and suoli articles, and includes a bottom wall 1, front wall 2, opposite end walls 3, and a rear wall 4, the upper end of the receptacle being closed by means of a door 5,- which has hinged connection with the upperend of the rear wall 4. The said rear wall 4 is provided, at its lower end, with anopening 6, which vis normally closed by means of the door B, and through which the articles that have been placed within the receptacle can be removed.

The receptacle is designed to be placed on the door jamb, as shown in the drawings, and is secured in' place by means of elongated strips 7,'form'ed of metal, each of which has one end secured to the side of the lower wall 1 and the rear wall 4, by means of the fastening elements 8, and has its opposite end extending 'rearwardly and beneath thelower edge of the door B, and is provided with openings which register with openings in the floor C, the said openingsv Rotatably mounted within the receptacle* is a shaft 10, the said shaft extending transversely of the receptacle and having its opl posite ends journaled in the opposite end walls 3. Mounted on `the shaft 10, and adaptedto rotate therewith, is a turnstile gatell, the said gate being designed to prevent removal of the articles after the same have been placed within the receptacle. A ratchet wheel 12 is mounted on oneend of the shaft 10, and has its teeth interchangeably engaged by a pawl 13, the said pawl having one end pivoted to the adjacent end wall 3 of the receptacle by means of the pin 14. By virtue of the ratchet 12 and the pawl 13 the shaft 10 and gate 11 can have rotation in one direction only.

The receptacle shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is designed particularly to receive bottles of milk and as shown includes the bottom wall 15, side walls 16, and end walls 17, and top wall 18, and when the receptacle is in operd ative position, one of the side walls 16 is designed to lie adjacent the door B, and has an opening 19 formed therein and which is normally closed by means of the door B and through which articles deposited in the re-v ceptacle can be removed. One of the end walls 17 is provided with an opening` 20 through which the articles are to be deposited within the receptacle.

In the said Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the shaft 10, and gate 11 instead of lying horizontally, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, are arranged vertically and the lower end of the shaft 10 eX- tends into a recess formed in the under side of the bottom wall 15 and is provided with a sprocket wheel 21. A rotatable platform 22 is fnounted Within the receptacle and on the lower wall thereof and is operable beneath the lower end of the gate 11, 'and is y carried by a vertical shaft 23, which has its lower end extended through the lower wall 15 and provided with a sprocket wheel 24. A sprocket chain 25 connects the wheels 21 and 24 on the shafts 10 and 23, so that when the gate 11 is rotated, rotation will be imparted to the platform 22.

As shown in Fig. 4, the upper end of the shaft 10 carries a ratchet wheel 26, having the teeth thereof interchangeably engaged by a pawl 27, which has pivotal connection with the upper end wall 18 ofthe receptacle, and which prevents rotation of the sha-ftand gate in one direction.

1n i serting a bottle of milk in the receptacl shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the bottle is placed between those wings of the gate that lie adjacent the opening 20. The gate 11 is then rotated in the direction of the arrow, so as to move the bottle onto the plat* form 22. Vhen the gate 11 is again rotated, so as to admit of another bottle being inserted into the receptacle, the platform 22 will be rotated and move the bottle that has been previously inserted away from the gate 11, so as to make room for other bottles. A stop 28 extends across the platform 22 and prevents the articles on the platform from passing the opening 19 during the rotation of the platform. While the receptacle, shown in,v Figs. 4, 5, and 6, is designed, es-

Copies of this patent may be obtained for pecially for receiving bottles of milk, the same can be employed for receiving other articles. j

Having thus described my invention what 1 claim as new, is:

1. rThe combination with' a door and a door frame and a Hoor having an opening therein, of a receptacle located at the lower end of the door frame and adapted to receive articles and having an entrance opening in one wall thereof and an outlet opening in another wall thereof normally closed by the door, means within the receptacle for preventing removal of the articles through the inlet opening after the articles have been placed within the receptacle, a strip carried by the lower wall of the receptacle and eX- tending beneath the lower end of the door and having a plurality of openings therein and adapted to be interchangeably registered with the opening in the floor, and a pin located in spaced relation to the door detachably received by the registering openings in the strip and the floor and having the upper end thereof projecting above the strip, for the purpose specified.

2. A receptacle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the walls thereof, a rotatable shaft journaled within the receptacle and located adjacent the outlet opening, a platform carried by the shaft and operable across the outlet opening when the shaft is rotated, a second shaft journaled within the receptacle adjacent the inlet opening, means for preventing rotation of the second shaft in one direction, means carried by the second shaft for engaging an article inserted through the inlet opening and for moving the article onto the platform when the second shaft is rotated, and to prevent the withdrawal of the article through the inlet opening, a sprocket wheel carried by the first shaft, a sprocket wheel carried by the second shaft and operatively connected to the wheel on thc first-mentioned shaft, whereby to effect rotation of the first shaft when the second shaft is rotated, for the purpose specified.

1n testimony whereof l afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRIETTE W. J ONSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES J. GRADY, NnLLIE CUNNINGHAM.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

